2011 Allerdale Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2011 Allerdale council election. Labour in red, Independents in grey and Conservatives in blue. Allerdale UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Allerdale council election. Labour in red, Independents in grey and Conservatives in blue.

The 2011 Allerdale Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Allerdale Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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Results

The results saw the Labour Party make 6 gains to win exactly half of the 56 seats on the council, 1 short of a majority. [2] Labour gains included the former leader of the council, Mark Fryer, who took Stainburn ward from the Conservatives by 2 votes. [2] The Conservatives lost 5 seats to have 12 councillors, including losses in All Saints Cockermouth and Broughton St Bridgets. [2] 16 independents were elected, including gains in Broughton St Bridgets and Netherhall Maryport. [2] No other party won any seats on council, with the Liberal Democrats losing 2 seats in Harrington Workington as the party was wiped out. [2] Overall turnout for the election was 46.19%. [3]

Following the election Labour said it intended to take control of the council as a minority administration replacing the previous alliance between the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and 7 independents. [3]

Allerdale Local Election Result 2011 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2882+650.052.325,637+7.0%
  Independent 1662+428.622.210,856-3.3%
  Conservative 1206-621.419.29,406-1.9%
  Liberal Democrats 004-402.51,213-1.6%
  Green 000002.0985+0.9%
  BNP 000001.8893-1.1%

3 Conservative, 3 independent and 1 Labour candidates were unopposed.

By ward

All Saints Cockermouth (3) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Smith1,062
Labour Len Davies884
Labour Christine Smith848
Conservative Alan Tyson751
Conservative Hilary Hope719
Conservative Kenneth Scales663
Liberal Democrats Juliet Henderson258
Turnout 5,18552.5+3
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Aspatria (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bill Finlay401
Independent David Wilson361
Labour Laurie Mansfield344
Liberal Democrats Philip Roberts253
Labour Billy Pegram216
Turnout 1,57539+1
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Boltons [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joe Mumberson50466.2
Conservative Graham Sadler25733.8
Majority 24732.5
Turnout 76153.6
Independent hold Swing
Broughton St Bridgets (2) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nicky Cockburn715
Independent Tony North675
Labour John Ardron648
Labour Brian Campbell578
Turnout 2,61651.2+4
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Christchurch Cockermouth (2) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Jackson639
Conservative Sam Standage583
Labour Julie Laidlow550
Labour Andrew Graham543
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Snowden165
Green Michael Baron162
Turnout 2,64250.7+15
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Clifton [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Tibble36464.9+16.5
Independent Heather McIntosh19735.1+35.1
Majority 16729.8
Turnout 56145.5−3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Crummock [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Nicholson49163.0−5.3
Labour Ann Bales10914.0+14.0
Green Jill Perry9512.2−19.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Peck8410.8+10.8
Majority 38249.0+12.4
Turnout 77962.0+9
Conservative hold Swing
Dalton [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris Garrard45663.3
Labour Emma Holding16723.2
Green Flic Crowley9713.5
Majority 28940.1
Turnout 72050.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Derwent Valley [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Heslop48674.4
Labour Peter Cross16725.6
Majority 31948.9
Turnout 65353.2
Conservative hold Swing
Ellen (2) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Colhoun484
Labour Louise Maguire391
Independent Jeanette Martin356
Conservative Mike Johnson277
Green Geoff Smith193
Turnout 1,70144.0+8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ellenborough Maryport (2) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janice Wood693
Labour Martin Wood674
BNP Dawn Charlton308
Turnout 1,67538.3+3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ewanrigg Maryport (2) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carni McCarron-Holmes679
Labour Ashley Moore604
Maryport 4 Maryport IndependentMark Hayhurst182
BNP Jennifer Matthys136
Turnout 1,60138.7+2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Flimby [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Kendall34271.1
Conservative Fiona Buchanan8317.3
BNP David Wilson5611.6
Majority 25953.8
Turnout 48139.1
Labour hold Swing
Harrington Workington (2) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marjorie Rae642
Independent Hilary Harrington412
Liberal Democrats Ian Francis382
Labour Jim Osborn345
Turnout 1,78145.1+5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Holme [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Markleyunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Keswick (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denstone Kempunopposed
Conservative Ron Munbyunopposed
Independent David Robinsonunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Marsh [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derick Hodgsonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Moorclose Workington (3) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Bales719
Labour Joan Wright629
Independent Denis Robertson608
Independent Stephen Stoddart526
Labour Neil Schofield511
Turnout 2,99342.7−12
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Moss Bay Workington (3) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Cannon620
Labour Carole Armstrong596
Labour Bill Bacon572
Independent John Bracken395
Turnout 2,18334.5+8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Netherhall Maryport (2) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Kemp483
Labour Angela Kendall422
Labour Jeff Gardner387
Independent Andy Long273
Green Diane Standen88
BNP Angus Matthys76
Turnout 1,72944.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Seaton (3) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Trevor Fee1,055
Labour Celia Tibble779
Independent Mirriam Gainford641
Labour Andrew Lawson586
Green Alistair Grey304
Turnout 3,36543.2+3
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Silloth (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bill Jeffersonunopposed
Independent Margaret Snaithunopposed
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Solway [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Lister36561.3
Labour Marcus Cosgrove23038.7
Majority 13522.7
Turnout 59546
Conservative hold Swing
St Johns Workington (3) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Holliday1,156
Labour Michael Heaslip1,019
Labour Konrad Hansen942
Conservative Michael Davidson589
Conservative Simon Collins542
BNP Carl Edgar122
Turnout 4,37056.6+20
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Michaels Workington (3) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Bainbridge935
Labour Billy Miskelly741
Labour Carl Holding690
Independent Elsie Johnsen682
Independent Grahame Hayton444
Turnout 3,49241.9+18
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Stainburn Workington [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Fryer30147.6+22.8
Conservative Robert Hardon29947.2−10.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret Bennett335.2−12.4
Majority 20.3
Turnout 63345.8+11
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wampool [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Moffat47275.2
Labour Nathan Wilson15624.8
Majority 31650.3
Turnout 62846.6
Conservative hold Swing
Warnell [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Duncan Fairbairn67975.8
Labour Eric Wright21724.2
Majority 46251.6
Turnout 89657.4
Conservative hold Swing
Waver [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joe Cowell42169.2
Labour Lynda Stephenson18730.8
Majority 23438.5
Turnout 60841.9
Conservative hold Swing
Wharrels [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Mounsey37656.5
Labour Brian Cope20530.8
Green Helen Graham466.9
Liberal Democrats Magrit Scott385.7
Majority 17125.7
Turnout 66553.2
Conservative hold Swing
Wigton (3) [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Crouch843
Independent George Scott756
Independent Binky Armstrong734
Conservative Brian Warren714
Labour Sheelagh Delaney458
Labour Bill Goldsmith402
BNP Paul Stafford195
Turnout 4,10239.9+6
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Allerdale Borough Council elections 2011 results". Times & Star. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Labour seek control of Allerdale council". Times & Star. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 "Elections 2011". Allerdale borough council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. 7 May 2011. p. 30.
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